About the Artist | The Radish Project in Empire Parlor
Working with radish and root-vegetable plants, artist Dan Feinberg, soil scientist Dr. Mary Parr, and teams at Winterthur and from Berea College are breaking up asphalt to improve drainage on the estate. The plantings are inspired by floors and carpets in the house. The pattern of the floor in the Empire Parlor is replicated near the Greenhouses, and a planting inspired by two carpets at Winterthur runs along the trail leading to the Dairy Barn. As the radish project winds down, Winterthur will replace the radishes with native species that can continue to provide ground cover and improve drainage and soil quality.
Read more about the radish project at Winterthur.
From June 8, 2024 to January 5, 2025 additional installations related to the radish project will be on display in the Galleries Reception Atrium and in the Galleries.